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November 21, 2026
Eye of the Master: Van Eyck's Portraits Gather in London
The National Gallery closes 2026 with an exhibition devoted to the piercing portraits of Jan van Eyck — including its o…
October 3, 2026
Renoir and Love: Impressionism's Tender Heart in London
The National Gallery's autumn 2026 show explores how Pierre-Auguste Renoir made romance, sociability and pleasure the v…
July 25, 2026
Madness and Fairies: The Royal Academy Revisits Richard Dadd
The Royal Academy's 2026 show explores the haunting, hyper-detailed fairy paintings Victorian artist Richard Dadd creat…
July 2, 2026
A Hidden Master: Waldmüller's Alpine Landscapes Come to London
The National Gallery's first-ever UK show for Austrian painter Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller revealed a 19th-century maste…
June 25, 2026
Frida: Tate Modern Unpicks the Making of a Global Icon
Tate Modern's 2026 exhibition examines how Frida Kahlo became one of the most recognised artists on earth — and the wom…
June 16, 2026
The World's Biggest Open Show: RA Summer Exhibition 2026
The Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition returned in 2026 — the world's largest open-submission art show, where unknowns h…
May 21, 2026
Whistler Returns: Tate Britain Mounts His Biggest European Show in 30 Years
Tate Britain's 2026 retrospective is the first major European exhibition of James McNeill Whistler in three decades — a…
May 9, 2026
In Minor Keys: The 2026 Venice Biennale Honours a Lost Visionary
The 61st Venice Biennale opened in May 2026 under the theme 'In Minor Keys' — realised in tribute to its curator, Koyo…
May 2, 2026
Sacred Light: The National Gallery's First-Ever Zurbarán Show
The National Gallery staged the first major UK exhibition devoted to Francisco de Zurbarán, the master of hushed, candl…
March 20, 2026
Bloomsbury Comes to Millbank: Duncan Grant's Studio Rebuilt at Tate
Tate Britain's 2026 show recreates Bloomsbury artist Duncan Grant's studio, relocated from his Sussex home Charleston,…
March 12, 2026
Whistlejacket Steals the Show: Stubbs at the National Gallery
The National Gallery's 2026 exhibition centres on George Stubbs's life-size 'Whistlejacket' — arguably the greatest hor…
February 25, 2026
The Gehry Giant Rises: Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Nears Its Opening
After more than a decade of delays, the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Abu Dhabi — set to be the largest in the Guggen…